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Harlow and Slough

98,130 and 166,739 residents (mid-2024).

Harlow is higher than Slough on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 18 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Harlow is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Slough on 5. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Harlow Slough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harlow £4,114, Slough £3,355Slough: £3,355Harlow: £4,114Slough: £3,369Harlow: £4,131Slough: £3,182Harlow: £3,902

    £4,114£4,131£3,902Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£3,355£3,369£3,182

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £13,271, Slough £12,638Slough: £12,638Harlow: £13,271Slough: £12,692Harlow: £13,328Slough: £11,988Harlow: £12,588

    £13,271£13,328£12,588Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£12,638£12,692£11,988

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £2,430, Slough £2,228Slough: £2,228Harlow: £2,430Slough: £2,238Harlow: £2,440Slough: £2,114Harlow: £2,305

    £2,430£2,440£2,305Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£2,228£2,238£2,114

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £11,848, Slough £10,604Slough: £10,604Harlow: £11,848Slough: £10,650Harlow: £11,899Slough: £10,059Harlow: £11,239

    £11,848£11,899£11,239Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£10,604£10,650£10,059

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £571, Slough £1,210Slough: £1,210Harlow: £571Slough: £1,215Harlow: £574Slough: £1,148Harlow: £542

    £571£574£542Slough is higher£1,210£1,215£1,148

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £818, Slough £775Slough: £775Harlow: £818Slough: £778Harlow: £821Slough: £735Harlow: £776

    £818£821£776Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£775£778£735

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £33, Slough £48Slough: £48Harlow: £33Slough: £48Harlow: £33Slough: £46Harlow: £32

    £33£33£32Slough is higherDepends on how you count£48£48£46

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £415, Slough £286Slough: £286Harlow: £415Slough: £287Harlow: £416Slough: £271Harlow: £393

    £415£416£393Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£286£287£271

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £141, Slough £97Slough: £97Harlow: £141Slough: £98Harlow: £141Slough: £92Harlow: £133

    £141£141£133Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £109, Slough £94Slough: £94Harlow: £109Slough: £95Harlow: £109Slough: £89Harlow: £103

    £109£109£103Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£94£95£89

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £2,075, Slough £1,957Slough: £1,957Harlow: £2,075Slough: £1,966Harlow: £2,084Slough: £1,857Harlow: £1,968

    £2,075£2,084£1,968Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£1,957£1,966£1,857

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harlow £216, Slough £348Slough: £348Harlow: £216Slough: £350Harlow: £217Slough: £330Harlow: £205

    £216£217£205Slough is higher£348£350£330

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £233, Slough £165Slough: £165Harlow: £233Slough: £166Harlow: £234Slough: £157Harlow: £221

    £233£234£221Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£157

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £7.31, Slough £7.43Slough: £7.43Harlow: £7.31Slough: £7.46Harlow: £7.34Slough: £7.05Harlow: £6.93

    £7.31£7.34£6.93Slough is higher£7.43£7.46£7.05

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £5.35, Slough £4.13Slough: £4.13Harlow: £5.35Slough: £4.15Harlow: £5.37Slough: £3.92Harlow: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£4.13£4.15£3.92

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harlow £7.73, Slough £6.45Slough: £6.45Harlow: £7.73Slough: £6.48Harlow: £7.76Slough: £6.12Harlow: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harlow 1,033.0, Slough 983.3Slough: 983.3Harlow: 1,033.0

    1,033.0Harlow is higherDepends on how you count983.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harlow 133.9, Slough 189.7Slough: 189.7Harlow: 133.9

    133.9Slough is higherDepends on how you count189.7

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harlow 181.4, Slough 158.6Slough: 158.6Harlow: 181.4

    181.4Harlow is higher158.6

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 65.1, Slough 45.4Slough: 45.4Harlow: 65.1

    65.1Harlow is higherDepends on how you count45.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Harlow 218.4, Slough 214.7Slough: 214.7Harlow: 218.4

    218.4Harlow is higherDepends on how you count214.7

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Harlow 25.0, Slough 22.4Slough: 22.4Harlow: 25.0

    25.0Harlow is higherDepends on how you count22.4

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Harlow and Slough, per person in the age group
MeasureHarlowSloughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,114£4,131£3,902£3,355£3,369£3,182Harlow
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,271£13,328£12,588£12,638£12,692£11,988Harlow
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,430£2,440£2,305£2,228£2,238£2,114Harlow
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,848£11,899£11,239£10,604£10,650£10,059Harlow
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£571£574£542£1,210£1,215£1,148Slough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£818£821£776£775£778£735Harlow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£48£48£46Slough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£415£416£393£286£287£271Harlow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£97£98£92Harlow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£109£103£94£95£89Harlow
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,075£2,084£1,968£1,957£1,966£1,857Harlow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£216£217£205£348£350£330Slough
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£233£234£221£165£166£157Harlow
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.31£7.34£6.93£7.43£7.46£7.05Slough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£4.13£4.15£3.92Harlow
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33£6.45£6.48£6.12Harlow
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,033.0983.3Harlow
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.9189.7Slough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.4158.6Harlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.145.4Harlow
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026218.4214.7Harlow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.022.4Harlow

Per resident

Harlow is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Slough on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Harlow Slough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harlow £4,114, Slough £3,355Slough: £3,355Harlow: £4,114Slough: £3,369Harlow: £4,131Slough: £3,182Harlow: £3,902

    £4,114£4,131£3,902Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£3,355£3,369£3,182

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harlow £1,788, Slough £1,146Slough: £1,146Harlow: £1,788Slough: £1,151Harlow: £1,796Slough: £1,087Harlow: £1,696

    £1,788£1,796£1,696Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£1,146£1,151£1,087

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harlow £1,546, Slough £1,471Slough: £1,471Harlow: £1,546Slough: £1,477Harlow: £1,553Slough: £1,395Harlow: £1,467

    £1,546£1,553£1,467Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£1,471£1,477£1,395

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harlow £1,597, Slough £961Slough: £961Harlow: £1,597Slough: £966Harlow: £1,603Slough: £912Harlow: £1,514

    £1,597£1,603£1,514Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£961£966£912

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harlow £77, Slough £110Slough: £110Harlow: £77Slough: £110Harlow: £77Slough: £104Harlow: £73

    £77£77£73Slough is higher£110£110£104

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £110, Slough £70Slough: £70Harlow: £110Slough: £71Harlow: £111Slough: £67Harlow: £105

    £110£111£105Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£70£71£67

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Harlow £4.48, Slough £4.38Slough: £4.38Harlow: £4.48Slough: £4.39Harlow: £4.50Slough: £4.15Harlow: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£4.38£4.39£4.15

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £415, Slough £286Slough: £286Harlow: £415Slough: £287Harlow: £416Slough: £271Harlow: £393

    £415£416£393Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£286£287£271

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £141, Slough £97Slough: £97Harlow: £141Slough: £98Harlow: £141Slough: £92Harlow: £133

    £141£141£133Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harlow £69, Slough £62Slough: £62Harlow: £69Slough: £62Harlow: £70Slough: £59Harlow: £66

    £69£70£66Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£62£62£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harlow £1,321, Slough £1,292Slough: £1,292Harlow: £1,321Slough: £1,298Harlow: £1,326Slough: £1,226Harlow: £1,253

    £1,321£1,326£1,253Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£1,292£1,298£1,226

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harlow £216, Slough £348Slough: £348Harlow: £216Slough: £350Harlow: £217Slough: £330Harlow: £205

    £216£217£205Slough is higher£348£350£330

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harlow £148, Slough £109Slough: £109Harlow: £148Slough: £109Harlow: £149Slough: £103Harlow: £141

    £148£149£141Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£109£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harlow £4.65, Slough £4.90Slough: £4.90Harlow: £4.65Slough: £4.92Harlow: £4.67Slough: £4.65Harlow: £4.41

    £4.65£4.67£4.41Slough is higher£4.90£4.92£4.65

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harlow £3.41, Slough £2.73Slough: £2.73Harlow: £3.41Slough: £2.74Harlow: £3.42Slough: £2.59Harlow: £3.23

    £3.41£3.42£3.23Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£2.73£2.74£2.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harlow £7.73, Slough £6.45Slough: £6.45Harlow: £7.73Slough: £6.48Harlow: £7.76Slough: £6.12Harlow: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 139.2, Slough 89.2Slough: 89.2Harlow: 139.2

    139.2Harlow is higherDepends on how you count89.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 18.0, Slough 17.2Slough: 17.2Harlow: 18.0

    18.0Harlow is higherDepends on how you count17.2

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 24.5, Slough 14.4Slough: 14.4Harlow: 24.5

    24.5Harlow is higher14.4

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 65.1, Slough 45.4Slough: 45.4Harlow: 65.1

    65.1Harlow is higherDepends on how you count45.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 139.0, Slough 141.7Slough: 141.7Harlow: 139.0

    139.0Slough is higherDepends on how you count141.7

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 15.9, Slough 14.8Slough: 14.8Harlow: 15.9

    15.9Harlow is higherDepends on how you count14.8

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Harlow and Slough, per resident
MeasureHarlowSloughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,114£4,131£3,902£3,355£3,369£3,182Harlow
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,788£1,796£1,696£1,146£1,151£1,087Harlow
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,546£1,553£1,467£1,471£1,477£1,395Harlow
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,597£1,603£1,514£961£966£912Harlow
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£110£110£104Slough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£70£71£67Harlow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£4.38£4.39£4.15Harlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£415£416£393£286£287£271Harlow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£97£98£92Harlow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£62£62£59Harlow
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,321£1,326£1,253£1,292£1,298£1,226Harlow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£216£217£205£348£350£330Slough
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£148£149£141£109£109£103Harlow
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.65£4.67£4.41£4.90£4.92£4.65Slough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.41£3.42£3.23£2.73£2.74£2.59Harlow
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33£6.45£6.48£6.12Harlow
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026139.289.2Harlow
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.017.2Harlow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.514.4Harlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.145.4Harlow
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026139.0141.7Slough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.914.8Harlow

Total

Harlow is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Slough on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Harlow Slough

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harlow £403.7m, Slough £559.4mSlough: £559.4mHarlow: £403.7mSlough: £561.8mHarlow: £405.4mSlough: £530.6mHarlow: £382.9m

    £403.7m£405.4m£382.9mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£559.4m£561.8m£530.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harlow £175.5m, Slough £191.1mSlough: £191.1mHarlow: £175.5mSlough: £191.9mHarlow: £176.2mSlough: £181.2mHarlow: £166.5m

    £175.5m£176.2m£166.5mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£191.1m£191.9m£181.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harlow £151.7m, Slough £245.2mSlough: £245.2mHarlow: £151.7mSlough: £246.3mHarlow: £152.4mSlough: £232.6mHarlow: £143.9m

    £151.7m£152.4m£143.9mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£245.2m£246.3m£232.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harlow £156.7m, Slough £160.3mSlough: £160.3mHarlow: £156.7mSlough: £161.0mHarlow: £157.3mSlough: £152.1mHarlow: £148.6m

    £156.7m£157.3m£148.6mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£160.3m£161.0m£152.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harlow £7.6m, Slough £18.3mSlough: £18.3mHarlow: £7.6mSlough: £18.4mHarlow: £7.6mSlough: £17.4mHarlow: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mSlough is higher£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harlow £10.8m, Slough £11.7mSlough: £11.7mHarlow: £10.8mSlough: £11.8mHarlow: £10.9mSlough: £11.1mHarlow: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Harlow £0.44m, Slough £0.73mSlough: £0.73mHarlow: £0.44mSlough: £0.73mHarlow: £0.44mSlough: £0.69mHarlow: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harlow £40.7m, Slough £47.7mSlough: £47.7mHarlow: £40.7mSlough: £47.9mHarlow: £40.9mSlough: £45.2mHarlow: £38.6m

    £40.7m£40.9m£38.6mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£47.7m£47.9m£45.2m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harlow £13.8m, Slough £16.2mSlough: £16.2mHarlow: £13.8mSlough: £16.3mHarlow: £13.8mSlough: £15.4mHarlow: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.8m£13.1mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harlow £6.8m, Slough £10.4mSlough: £10.4mHarlow: £6.8mSlough: £10.4mHarlow: £6.8mSlough: £9.8mHarlow: £6.5m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.5mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£10.4m£10.4m£9.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harlow £129.6m, Slough £215.4mSlough: £215.4mHarlow: £129.6mSlough: £216.3mHarlow: £130.1mSlough: £204.3mHarlow: £122.9m

    £129.6m£130.1m£122.9mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£215.4m£216.3m£204.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harlow £21.2m, Slough £58.1mSlough: £58.1mHarlow: £21.2mSlough: £58.3mHarlow: £21.3mSlough: £55.1mHarlow: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mSlough is higher£58.1m£58.3m£55.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harlow £14.5m, Slough £18.2mSlough: £18.2mHarlow: £14.5mSlough: £18.2mHarlow: £14.6mSlough: £17.2mHarlow: £13.8m

    £14.5m£14.6m£13.8mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£18.2m£18.2m£17.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harlow £0.46m, Slough £0.82mSlough: £0.82mHarlow: £0.46mSlough: £0.82mHarlow: £0.46mSlough: £0.78mHarlow: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mSlough is higher£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harlow £0.33m, Slough £0.45mSlough: £0.45mHarlow: £0.33mSlough: £0.46mHarlow: £0.34mSlough: £0.43mHarlow: £0.32m

    £0.33m£0.34m£0.32mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harlow £0.76m, Slough £1.1mSlough: £1.1mHarlow: £0.76mSlough: £1.1mHarlow: £0.76mSlough: £1.0mHarlow: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mSlough is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harlow 13,659, Slough 14,864Slough: 14,864Harlow: 13,659

    13,659Slough is higherDepends on how you count14,864

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harlow 1,770, Slough 2,867Slough: 2,867Harlow: 1,770

    1,770Slough is higherDepends on how you count2,867

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harlow 2,399, Slough 2,398Slough: 2,398Harlow: 2,399

    2,399Harlow is higher2,398

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harlow 6,385, Slough 7,569Slough: 7,569Harlow: 6,385

    6,385Slough is higherDepends on how you count7,569

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harlow 13,641, Slough 23,632Slough: 23,632Harlow: 13,641

    13,641Slough is higherDepends on how you count23,632

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harlow 1,560, Slough 2,460Slough: 2,460Harlow: 1,560

    1,560Slough is higherDepends on how you count2,460

Show the numbers
Harlow and Slough, total
MeasureHarlowSloughHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£403.7m£405.4m£382.9m£559.4m£561.8m£530.6mSlough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.5m£176.2m£166.5m£191.1m£191.9m£181.2mSlough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£151.7m£152.4m£143.9m£245.2m£246.3m£232.6mSlough
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£156.7m£157.3m£148.6m£160.3m£161.0m£152.1mSlough
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£18.3m£18.4m£17.4mSlough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mSlough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mSlough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.7m£40.9m£38.6m£47.7m£47.9m£45.2mSlough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mSlough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.5m£10.4m£10.4m£9.8mSlough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£129.6m£130.1m£122.9m£215.4m£216.3m£204.3mSlough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£58.1m£58.3m£55.1mSlough
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m£18.2m£18.2m£17.2mSlough
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mSlough
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.34m£0.32m£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mSlough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mSlough
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,65914,864Slough
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7702,867Slough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3992,398Harlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3857,569Slough
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,64123,632Slough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5602,460Slough

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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